New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-12

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aud second one was dr pped TO prevent her leaving
the position OH fompknSve which her commander
intends that .he shall hold until about I'D o'clock
TODAY. Then the anchors will be taken aboard and
made f1st alongside the foremost, while the cables
will bo slowed away under the cabin hoors astern
CAPTAIN Colt entertained few OF his friends aboard
the Danniless oil East Twenty eighth st., last night
Her anchors will bc lifted shortly alter daybreak tins
morning aud sho will be towcd down to the starting
point.
The iu list Of those who will make tho trip in the
two boats is as follows:
coRosEr
captain and N,yisator-G gatI G = crosby o',o.,,
Fr,t Malr-william A. Whittier.
second Mate otto Petersen.
-Angusu. ncrg aolm-
stoSsri-hiwari q. Lockln-
Iook-Eml M1ntelL ,
S1 wsf npAs SoP FuS GoSs, Il
os John >ignSe william N'H'sy Ash'sqp cha1Is;
Pa. Ps..easc. eng T. Win.ow representing Mt co W 4
EGwaTd Matthews aud W. @. Rice press representatives,
D,UNrLKss
CAPTAIN and Navigator Samuel Samues
sailing Mastcr- Edwerd Maboner. .,..,
Ql@rierni,isrs-heaDen F. Wills and Ernest NGOa.
HolisNan-h u ee Harrington.
sScSa5 s,rSsIsII-an sisrsfaLriaqle. ts'saa Meyer.
S" fe.@cn DGcorss Anief.en Charles Marshall. Audrey
Woo ill., Bensnin Lar.u Edward smith Harry Iansen. W
Charos Peter Johnson, J. j. Burton and Alfred
Pi.senecr.- Caldwell Colt tho owner representing Mr
Bu.h H. BIRD secresry OF the New ork Yacht Cub
port pa','' ''''''''
This race really grew out Of discussion among several
yarItsmen late last fall regarding tho relative merits OF
variuu, American yachts Ia heavy weather. captain
Colt OF the party contcnded mat tue Dsut
les. wa. the best boat of her Kind this side OF the
Atlantic Tor travelling This came 70 the ears OF
H. r. Bush. whose yacht had lust returned from owes
and had good rccori FOR herself both In 90
INK and returning that he placed considerable CON
ndeuce III her ability Ia make the Iassage more qul,h
han any keel schooner sfoat For time there was
talk of race December or January. hut as no
propositions emauatiug from owners were male tho
matter forgotten. Tue subject was soon revived
however. Tor on January M Bush went 10 the New,
York Yacht Club house and posted on the bulletin Doaru
there this challenge:
ne sea going gunc. .: tho keel .hoone! yachts
Of he COonss pleased % loin many Of you a.
1'' ,,'m 70 sandy Ho"s 70 u9een,,cwn iisr6or.
fT,tTh. race to Gs opsn to yachts Of
American sad without any 20 -niss,sT M ,., ,,on bv
the gentlemen interest but not to exceed $4,000 Tor each
total amount Of pail for the entry o. all tho
hs =. held a q, An par. S,t IG 's o s
les. tie G5 SSS. % To- SGn
all III. osnf, Of y.ent no m a G sS May Is next
rsS Win Sn.ss :,fs i'm:
for The he %s.s & 1 p1s. s a R,; au, saa
eacmen Interested , match are :Sge'ea to 'cpas caD
No u Madi,onave New.York Very respectfully; ,,su
na TINS o So 90 as M On January Mr.
wrote following brief letter TO secretary Bird:
In to I'll. eecn:9 Tyas ct GaS1a & sq
nag wish to VA. a ,h. yaeht SANDY HOOK to
Queenstown any time between The LEI .n s1,A
cOrdins to conditions named In said Challenge H. ccLT
Tho change OF time suggested by Mr. Colt wa, agree
able to the challenger, as this reply shows:
.knowas The receipt from 20. sayay hi S. mr. M
enon to enter the DanDtless tor an ocean .sro @
Itp1s the coroms nc VIII u i S1. s'. as
would bs much more sraaca os .ar their Vessels in
tho race with tho paant.;, aud o0T11s me- Ia to the 18th o,
.dh K so sIy . 10 M tho CSron corr ns1t Osr a than tho May
S. ,st % Sny e for Of
send them aero,. In MAJ was5.Is ,,an tMs 20 CONSIDER
Yours very respectfully. NJ l. DO'"'
II was hoped that other boats would be entereu pn,
after waiting in vain month for some inaoa.h @ ,h i.
other owners OF keel schooners were willing 10 pit tho
vessels against the Corone and Dsuness Messrs busn
colt decided to make final ney NE;
aud agreed upon these details
Tho Uoa to be started by tho Regatta Committee OF taS
N. Corunet Is ready Tho Dauntless 10 burn blue sigma,
s nfI ~ passing .1 I'VE ad 5a WI
hight signal Of the Newio Yacht SinD iao a "s s udaes
% be the Yacht Club Tns y.Sst e
and IN 'SIns i snoser " aha
cts The @ Il ts hn1s@ psser ute discharge blue
sSssss,'n .Ssss:s. anu ''"''''''' '''' '' ,-,,
Tho preparation OF the boats for tneir INC ns"pte,s
wa. begun. The lower mass OF tne & coronct
were shortened five feet the foemas OF sne Sofoncs
two feet Nine aud half feet were taken on ans b
NETS topmass; the Dauntless's were not chahgeu, h
iIauntless was fitted with new rigging throughout ,o
oronct with lanyards forward and new r,n
howsprit snrouds Five aud half tons OF ieau wce @ .
into the Dauntesss keel and seven tons INTO ,e o. h.
neI. The Dauntess declared TO oe rehay io H. H.
noutest after having taken trial trip, on March TIER
rival however, was delayed by the tiao ,nas u1as
40 low to prevent her peihe g., was
"n on the dry-dock, and when sno w. va
apay out OF tho water and ready to be noaed again
,ha low tides once more interfered. When was touu
@ bc coud not he got ready sail on the day hrst ap
1,od .nu last Thursday was named for starting Az the
rrorest of Mr. Bush a second postponemeh' WAS hauo
uT Tbs Coronet has distinct ADVANTAGES over her
,.aI she Ia larger and newer. She was punt py
p,,ior brothers at South Brooklyn In 1882 whlo tne
nsnntless was constructed twenty.oue years ago AZ
nysc Bridge, Conn, by Forsyth Morgan. lhoso aio
The principal dimensions OF the two yachts
'40 P''">' Coronst Dauntiess